2-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said in a recent interview that he supports Donald Trump’s call for barring all Muslims from entering the United States. The Republican presidential front-runner also previously called for surveillance against mosques and said he was open to establishing a database for all Muslims living in the…… MORE
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Bring on Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers are ready for the Super Bowl, too. Newton is headed to his first Super Bowl after an MVP-like performance, running and passing the Panthers to a 49-15 rout of the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game on…… MORE
– ERNIE ALLEN’S TOP STORY- BET Networks is firing back at Fox News contributor Stacey Dash over her calls to bring an end to Black Entertainment Television, the NAACP Image awards and Black History Month. “Over 35 years ago BET was created to give African Americans and lovers of black culture a place in the television…… MORE
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Only a year ago, Rick Snyder began his second term as Michigan governor promoting the same achievements that had propelled him to victory in 2014: The state was at last in the midst of an economic comeback, and Detroit had emerged from bankruptcy. With the water crisis gripping Flint threatening to…… MORE
ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Tennessee teacher was arrested after authorities found three of her students in the trunk of her car. CBS News reports: The three children, ages 9 and 10, were recovered safely after a tipster called police Sunday. Police reportedly responded to the gas station in La Vergne and found the three children in…… MORE
ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY OF THE DAY- By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press The family of a Tennessee man who died in police custody has sued police officers, a doctor and others, alleging the man died because he was hog-tied by police for an extended period and could not breathe properly. The lawsuit seeking more than $150,000…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear and division to put economic and security progress at risk. “All the talk of…… MORE
© Provided by The Hill What to watch for in Obama’s last State of the Union address President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, a speech his aides are billing as unlike any he has given before. Instead of rolling out a laundry list of policy proposals he knows…… MORE
Drumroll, please. After more than a week, there is still no winner for what is considered the biggest jackpot in lottery history — a $1.3 billion. Yes, that’s a B. On Saturday night’s drawing, no one had a ticket with all the numbers for the Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot, which would translate into…… MORE
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama mocked conspiracy theorists and tore into the National Rifle Association for pushing “imaginary fiction,” as he described his plans to tighten gun control rules as modest first steps toward tackling gun violence in America. In a prime-time, televised town hall meeting Thursday, Obama fielded tough questions from high-profile…… MORE
Missy Elliott has the honor of being the first rapper in space…sort of. Her song, “Super Dupa Fly (The Rain),” is the first rap track to be beamed into deep space. The transmission took place last week. NASA’s Deep Space Network was able to broadcast the song 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at…
Prince’s estate will not give approval to Netflix for a nine-hour documentary on the late superstar. The original deal was for a six-hour feature. Director Ezra Edelman’s completed version is three hours longer. Prince’s estate said the extra content violates the initial agreement made in 2018. Page Six reports that Netflix feels “confident a compromise…
Chris Brown’s success continues to impress. The singer recently hit a mark that no other singer has. Breezy became the first artist to have 50 top ten songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The song that pushed Brown to the mark was Jeremih’s “Wait On It,” with features from Breezy and Bryson Tiller.
Sexyy Red’s upcoming tour is in trouble. According to Touring Data, Sexyy’s has only sold 37.1 percent of tickets for her Sexyy Red 4 President tour. The tickets dropped to the general public on June 28th. There’s online speculation that the low sales could lead to Sexyy canceling some, if not all, of the 24…